Child poverty strategy unveiled - but not everyone's happy
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious.
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The Scottish government has unveiled its draft budget for 2026-27 - with a boost to the Scottish Child Payment and homes worth more than £1m to face higher council tax bills.
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The shadow minister for safeguarding has written to the government demanding action on child sexual exploitation after being "alarmed" by a Sky News story revealing plans to exclude it from...21-08-2025, 01:20 AM -
The expansion of free school meals is a "down payment" on the plan to lift children out of poverty, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he did not rule out scrapping the two-child benefit cap....05-06-2025, 03:51 PM